carrotish

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From carrot +‎ -ish.

Adjective[edit]

carrotish (comparative more carrotish, superlative most carrotish)

  1. Resembling a carrot.
    • 1909, List of Phanerogams and Vascular Cryptogams Found in the Angmagsalik District on the East Coast of Greenland, page 246:
      The whole plant has a peculiar carrotish taste, leaving a musky umbelliferous taste.
    • 1969, Journal, Lancaster County Historical Society, page 171:
      Both these girls had beautiful brown curls quite in contrast to my carrotish blonde straight hair.
    • 2008, David Liss, The Whiskey Rebels, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 11:
      His nose was too long and carrotish, his chin too weak, his teeth unhealthy, and his eyes baggy.

Synonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

resembling a carrot — see carroty
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